Self-absorbed millennials? Not the ones who are caregivers for their elders.

Maggie Gonzalez, 25, hugs her grandfather John L. duFief, 85. She helps care for her grandfather and grandmother, who live in a Rockville senior facility. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Maggie Gonzalez with her grandparents Susan and John L. duFief. “They ask me who I’m dating and what bars I go to . . . and I really enjoy hearing about their past,” Gonzalez says. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

By Tara Bahrampour-October 24

Among the benefits of living in an industrialized society is the fact that, as medicine and technology improve, people live longer and the birth rate declines.

Self-Absorbed Millennials Not the Ones Who Are Caregivers for Their Elders. by Thavam Ratna